Thursday
Falmouth Apr 28 1863

	Dear Mother
I take my pen in 
hand to inform you
of my health it is good
and I hope you are the
same I got a letter from
Frank last night
he is well at the date he
wrote but I will
send his letters so you
can see how he writes
I will tell you what
I am doing I am driving
team team for the 
regiment  one day
I draw wood the next
day I go to the depot
so you see I have

Plenty to do I can
play some of the time
but I am
satisfied if I only can
stay on extra duty
so the rebs
cant hit me

Mother I got
my pay and sined the
check for I have been
so long without pay
that I got in debt
but I will send you
some I will you
five this pay day
and if you get it
you can have
more I want
you use it for
your own use

I will tell you how I 
feel in regard to my
Spiritual welfare I am
in the worst place for
the people of god that
you ever could think of
for the first fathers
ther are are so many
to toss a man around
as for me I fell as if I
should live the life of
a true Christian for 
to be prepared to meet
my god but if I live
to return home
I will reform my life
and try to live
the life of a true
christian I ask
your prayers to keep
me from the many

sins of the camp
life I but I cant
think of anything to
more to write
at present
but I hope
you will write
to me soon
this from your
son
Alwah H
Marsh
of Co E 7th
Mich

[upside down]
If you see any
of my friends 
tell them
I am all right